St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-29
detention at Castle Garden of Young
Woman Who Vas En- Route for
Dassel, Minn.
Sk2 and Her Child Forced to Sleep on
Boards, and the Mother Crim-
iually Assaulted.
The Dakota Editors Spent Yesterday at
Big Stone City in the TransaG-
ton of Business.
Wreck Of Freight Train on the Cana
dian PaGific---Fhe Fergus Falls
Land Office.
Special to the Globe

Special to the Globe.
NEW YORK, July 2S.-Nineteen days
ago young. unmarried Swedish won-
an named Ingerd JonsOn, accompanied
10y her illegitimate child. her sister and
four children. arrived i'll this port on
the steamship Iceland on her way to
DasSell. Mimi. where her relatives live.
Her brOther-in-law, Carl Jensen, is fore
man on the railroad at DaSSell, and the
woman also has a brother and uncle
there. Ter bTother-in-laW sent her
money TO pay her passage out here with
his wife. her sister, and it was intended
the father of her child, Peter SwenSOn,
whose parents are wealthy. would join
her in Dassell before Christmas and
marry her When she arrived at Castle
Garden the authorities determined to
hold her for examination, as it was
thought she would be liable to become
public charge Oh account Of her ille-
gitimate child On leaving Sweden
she had sold all her things and purchased
clothing and other material to take
with her to Minnesota. These things
were all packed in her sisters trunk.
The sister held limited railroad tickets
and haG 10 start West at once, and she
did 50. Believing Ingerd would follow
her within day or two she took all her
things with her. The commissioners of
immigration held meeting and after
discussing the case decided that Ingerd
was not d tit subject TO land, and or
dered
THAT SIZE BE RETURNED
on the Iceland. which sailed last Satur-
day. She was Oh the boat and about to
20 back. when the American Emigra-
ton company. who act as agents here
for her brOther-in-laW, Carl Jensen, got
out a writ OF habeaS corpus, and she
was taken off the vessel. 1t was found
on trial that the Judge who granted the
writ had no jurisdiction, and it was de-
cided to send her back on the Thing
Yalla, which sails next Saturday. Mean
time. the woman and her child have
been compelled to spend all their time
in Castle Garden. and have not had any
other beds than the benches. She has
no blankets. as her sister took them all
with her. While in a closet last Mon
day the janitOr of the garden, George
JeYeTy. attempted to assault her, but
was fOiled. To-day her complaint was
heard by the commissioners. She picked
out the man among a hundred others,
and charged him with the attempt. lie
denied the charge, and the commission
erS reserved their decision. Meantime.
the American Emigration company
through their attorneys, made an appeal
TO Secretary Fairchild, and to-day, while
the board was in session, they received
a telegram from him, stating that, in
consideration of the fact that Ingerd has
friends in Minnesota who are willing to
support her, and will give bonds that
she will not be public charge, she
should be allowed to go to her destina-
tion in Dassel. The commissioners ad-
journed without taking any action.
Legal proceedings, however, will be
taken if they attempt to send her back
to Sweden, where she has no friends.
There is much Indignation expressed
here over the action of the commission
ers. who seem to be acting contrary to
public opinion and justice just for spite.
The World has taken up the wOman'S
case, and proposes to fight it through.